Curtiss NC-4 - Specifications

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: six
• Length: 68 ft 5½ in (20.8 m)
• Wingspan: (38.40 m)
• Height: 24 ft 5⅛ in (7.40 meter)
• Wing area: 2,380 square feet (221 square meters)
• Empty weight: 15,874 lb (7,260 kg)
• Loaded weight: 28,000 lb (12,700 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 27,386 lb (12,422 kg)
• Powerplant: × Four Liberty L-12 400 horsepower water-cooled V-12 engines, 400 hp (300 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: about 84 knots
• Stall speed: 54 knots (62 mph, 100 km/hour)
• Range: 1,278 nautical miles (1,470 miles, 2,352 km)
• Service ceiling: 4,500 feet (1,370 meters)
• Wing loading: 11.5 lb/ft² (56.3 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.06 hp/lb (0.01 kW/kg)

Armament

Machine guns in front and rear cockpits; Provision to carry depth charges in wartime